P6 - Create a show-real, portfolio and home page

This showreel is just showing off a handful of my achievement I am proud of producing over the past few years of my time spent doing Media at Long Road Sixth Form College. The first one would be my group five minute breakfast radio show in the style of BBC. The project was that myself Jonathon Dobson and my co-presenter Charlotte Hurrell have taken over from Nick Grimshaw on the BBC radio one breakfast show in the morning. I'm proud of this because seeing we were only able to have a five minute spend for the breakfast show we managed to fit quite a lot into the show. We had all type of content ranging from music, live lounge advertisement, call ins, chatter between both presenter, news, a swear word slip which the presenter ending up saying sorry for, special guest interviews and a range of different content. I think what made that project so good was the commitment which was put into in, it also gave me the feel for what being a radio presenter would be like. We were quite limited with the equipment we used also seeing we only had one little microphone between both presenter and the guests we had on the show, we also had to make up our own jingles for the breakfast show which was more then a challenge to produce. But overall with this project it's one of my best as of all the effort which was put into it.

The second part of the showreel was again with the same group of people I worked with on the radio show. However the second part of the showreel was the music video we produced for the band 'The Staycations' as we got permission from them to use there song 'Bad Weather'. I was a big part of the music video as I was the main lead in the story. It was about a relationship between a couple, however it end up leading down a bad route. However I'm very proud of this project seeing all the time which was spent creating this project. For the music video we used two different camera to get two different feels to the music video. One camera was a Canon HD video camera when the other was a HD DSLR Canon camera. Both camera shot at a very high frame rate, that's how we managed to get such a smooth and clear music video. I have to say this is the project i'm the proudest about.

The last part of the showreel was a photography project I managed to produce. I went with quite a strange and creepy feel to the theme seeing I produced it around Halloween time which I felt like fitted this theme the best. I used the same Canon HD video camera to produce the images I took for my shoots. Overall I did two different shoots in two different locations. One being on the streets of Ely, the other being done in my college of Long Road Sixth Form College. After I took some of the images they looked a bit to plain, this is why I had to put them into photoshop and edited them a slight bit. I was so happy with the end result of them all I ended up putting them all together in a edgy montage. 

Overall I loved producing each project which I'm proud of everyone single project I produced.  

P5 - Creatting letter template/Planning to write a letter

42 Debden Green, Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3BS

Monday 9th of November 2015

Grow3 Ltd.
Eurolink Business Centre
49 Effra Rd, London
SW2 1BZ, UK

Dear to whom to my concern

Hello there, my name is Jonathon Dobson and i'm a student at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge which I'm hoping to expand on that area of work and take up the studies of Media Journalism with Radio and Film/TV production. I heard about that you had some job placement/experience up for offer. I was hoping that you would take a look at my CV which is attached along with this letter and also with a showreel of work which I have produced. I also have a lot more content on my YouTube channel which is also linked with my showreel. So I hope to hear back on what you think soon and hope to speak soon

Thank you for your time

Jonathon Dobson

 Link for my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJonathonJay

P4 - Careers Flow Diagram

Short Term

My short term goal I am aiming to achieve is to final finish Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge will all the correct grade and qualification I'm hoping to achieve. Then hopefully go onto University to start the next chapter in my life, however I am hoping to carry on with my media studies but aim more on one certain part of media rather then  all round media. This is why I'm hoping to go onto studying Radio and film/television but along with media journalism.

Medium Term

My medium term plan is to go onto university to expand on my media studies, however to aim more on a certain part of media and not all round media. This is why I want to go onto studying Radio and film/television but along with media journalism. While also at that time putting out all kinds of different content as blogs, music I have created, podcast and a range of different content. This is just to help me develop my skills even further.

Long Term

My long term plan is to finish my course/courses at university which would give me the right qualifications and experience to go into a job in a companies that is mainly a multimedia/social media company. This would also help me set up my own brand of multimedia business also.

Plan

My overall plan is to final complete my courses at Long Road Sixth Form College. After all this i'm hoping to move onto going to university and studying Radio and film/TV production along with Media Journalism.

Back up plan

If I end up not going to university in the end for some reason. I will start off going as a freelancer where I will create and publish my own content all myself, while this is happening I will look into different companies for apprenticeship and job roles they might be offering which apply to me.

Improvement

Before I start any of this I do need to improve a few things. Them things being; I'm in need of purchasing some better editing software such as the software Adobe offers as I currently don't own any of their software, however I do have the right equipment for the software. I would also like to make a few contacts with people so that if i'm in need of any assistant they will be there to lend me a helping hand. I would also like to get a bit more experience in what i'm doing, just so I have the right feel for what I would be doing. I also need to start managing my time a bit better before I start anything due to the fact a lot of this kind of stuff will have tight deadline which I cannot fail to meet.

Resources

I have a few resources to my advantage I could possible use to assist me with my work. For one my step uncle has quite a high performance recording and music editing studio as he's quite a well known DJ and music artist. Another resource I have is the fact I uses to work in a graphic design shop for around six months, so if I needed any assistant with my work i'm sure they would be happy to lend me a helping hand and some advice. I also have the resource of where I would be studying.         

P3 - Personal Resource Audit

Evaluate Your Resource

One of the biggest and main strengths I have is that I have experience and knowledge with such software as Adobe software such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro and other adobe softwares. I also have a lot of the equipment I need such as a high performance Canon HD camera which I've already used quite a bit due to the fact that I used it for my music video. Also along with a few videos I've done myself for YouTube. However I don't own any great editing software such as the Adobe software myself. This is why I would either have to purchase the software myself or I would have to take a trip into college and use the software which is provided for me there. I'm also at a disadvantage as I don't have the correct voice recording software to hand, the greatest thing to hand would be a phone microphone which sometimes isn't always the best option. But I do have the privilege of having a Uncle who has a high performance music recording and editing studio which would really assist me with my music editing a radio side. 

P1 - Unit 24 - Preparing for a career in the media industry

P1 - Unit 24 - Preparing for a career in the media industry

P2 - Evaluate Your Own Qualities

P2 - Evaluate Your Own Qualities - Jonathon (Jay) Dobson

I am a very hardworking focused person. I'm great at working as part of a time, however I can work really well as an individual also. When I get a task thrown at me I will do anything in my power to see that task through and to be completed. Even if i'm not to keen or passionate about the task or project, I will still see it through and make sure it's completed to the highest standard it can be. I also have very good communication with people, even though I have a speech impediment myself as I have a stutter. I think having the stutter boosts my communication skills as people get more engaged with what I have to stay, it also helps me explain my point and views better as I have time to stop and think before saying what I have to stay. This fact also give me more of an outgoing attitude as I have really have to explain my views. 
I carry many different skills with myself, that ranging between all different types of programs and software such as Photoshop, video editing, music editing, creative skills and abilities and I also have quite good electronic devices knowledge with such things as different types of cameras and recording equipment. The skills I have picked up with a software such as Photoshop was at first just messing around with different types of fliters and layover of such an image. However overtime I started to experiment more with photoshop with all different abilities and now I think i'm quite advance and have good knowledge when I comes to photoshop. That not just only on software such as photoshop, but software like abobe Illustrator, After Effects and Premier Pro also.
I have many different creative skills such as drawing, I must admit i'm the worlds greatest drawing and illustrator, however I always like to give myself a challenge and develop my skills. 
I have many different digital and editing skills when it comes to music and video. I have a great passion for music and video which I always like to develop my skills in anyway possible.
On the lines of video and music editing I have recently directed, shot, acted and edited a few short films and video as part of projects at college. However I have also lent a helping hand with a few short movies outside of College and the work place, them roles ranged from acting and editing. I also have, manage and run my very own YouTube posting up a range of different types of video like Video blogs (Vlogs), rants, opinons, challenges and a range of other content. I take real pride and i'm very passionate about having my own YouTube channel such as this which is totally run from my own accord. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9XJP2Q8r6OTf9R-JZ9UqjQ
I have quite a bit of experience when it come to graphic design and editing due to the fact that I was an apprentice in a Graphic Design store which shipped and produced work for customers all over the globe. I worked there for a few hours after school everyday for over 6 months. This also lend to me getting pieces of my own work and article being published into a local towns newspaper.
Most of the factors and abilities I came to learn first started off as just little hobbies which at first I wasn't really to keen on, however when I started to develop these skills I became more interested and now want to turn that hobbies I love into a career.

These skills are a great skills range to have, although I would love to develop a few of them. Seeing that I do have a passion for the skills I have, I would love to pick up the right type of equipement I'm inneed of to develop them skills and define them even further. For example video editing and adobe software skills, seeing I do have quite good skills in adobe software I don't own any of the software myself which limits me to software such as Windows Movie Maker. I think getting the right software which adobe provides will help me develop on them skills.

P5b - Prepare for work, HE or business/self-employment opportunity

Material for University Application for Multimedia Journalism at Bournemouth University

 Jonathon Dobson - Personal Statement

At University I am hoping to carry on going more in-depth with Media, however, I want to focus my career into a radio and film pathway, or within journalism. I already have quite a bit of experience within radio and film as I have already shot and produced my very own short films and published a lot of my own content onto my own YouTube channel. I’m hoping to establish myself as my own public figure. This is why I have already attempted to get my name out there and my foot in the door. I have an undying passion and lust for the music and film business as I have already developed and produced my very own content from a very young age. I have had countless different YouTube channels in the past just for me trying to produce content; the earliest one I can remember must have been back in 2008. Since then I have just been attempting to improve my skills with all round media. However a big inspiration of mine has to be to work for  a film business, company and for people like IGN, Buzzfeed, RoosterTeeth and Nerdist (Nerdist News). These type of companies have been a big inspiration towards me as they focus a lot around the latest social media and trends when also with some produce their own content the relate and link with radio, music, TV and film. As RoosterTeeth, one of the companies that inspire me the most are now releasing their very own movie. All these companies are multimedia journalist/Social media news companies. At sixth form I have produced many different projects relating to this subjects I’m looking into studying which most involving the use of different adobe programs such as Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, Illustrator and other adobe program. I have used this type of software programs to edit together my short film also a music video produced in my Level 2 12 unit media diploma. In both the music video and short film I acted, produced, directed and edited it all. I was really passionate about both of these projects as they really linked in with my own hobbies and interest. Another project I have been glad to produce is a short radio show in the style of a BBC Radio One Breakfast show. It was only a short 5-minute program, not the same length as a normal program. However we managed to feature most parts you would normally associate with a radio breakfast show. I was a big part in the breakfast show as I was a joint presenter, which you typical don’t see that often with a radio breakfast show. I was quite a unique radio presenter as I myself do have a casual stutter, however it really that noticeable.

I like to think of myself as a very outgoing and determined person as I’m always either working at my job or working on ways to improve myself or help others. I set my ambitions high and I don’t rest or give up until that task is complete. I have a handful of interests, them being; Drawing, going to the gym and trying to improve myself, spending time with friends and family, improving my skills, producing content for my YouTube channel and online gaming where I interact with people other the world from all different countries and background. I also have quite a wide range of music tastes ranging between all different genres such as; Pop punk, Rock, indie rock, Pop, Rap, Soundtrack and a handful of different genres.

Overall I think a course like this would help me put the right foot forward and really help me develop my skills further and will really assist me to become something in Multimedia/Radio and television.   

Jonathon Dobson - CV